Please call 01202 315 437 if you have any feature ideas, issues, feedback or just for a chat!

Or email us using Support

About ROWter - Rowing Club Management Software

ROWter was conceived by the Chairman of Swanage Sea Rowing Club and developed by JXWD

To read about the functionality of ROWter see Help page

To read what some of our customers say about ROWter see Testimonials

Groupspaces Alternative

Groupspaces are closing on 2nd April. ROWter offers custom solution which is a far better fit for your rowing needs.

Costs

ROWter is free for a 3 month trial. Register Club to setup a free trial for your club.

£5 per month if you add our logo and short description to the homepage of your website or £10 without. We intend to keep these fees permanently low with no change for a minimum of 5 years.

Release History

V1.000 27/04/2018

First usable, stable version of the site with all timeline features

V1.010 30/04/2018

Enable Activity Name field to be changed in update form - even when boat has members in it

Block edits before today

Add start time: date field to boat edit form, boats can now span more than one day

Fix delete available times button on mobile view

Add login cookie

Calendar configured for any year

Update Help Page to reflect current functionality and look

V1.020 17/05/2018

New file structure to better manage version history - and to force file cache update for each new release

Small changes to home, about and help pages

V1.030 23/05/2018

Users can now switch to dependents they have added and act on their behalf

All clubs Super Admin get an email notification on registration (to remind to enable account)

Security increased on session id for internal actions

Regression suite is now release version specific

Update CSS to fix Help Page image widths on mobile view

Text to highlight user available times were set in order left to right

Updated terms of use and privacy statement

V1.031 31/05/2018

Rebuild Header section

V1.040 21/07/2018

Replace PHP mail() command with SMTP mailer.

Enhance RSA encryption

Change data structure of stored messages for coming messages page (messages duplicated for each user for unique read / delete flags)

Add contact form

V1.050 20/09/2018

Opt in option on sign up

Add lock boat - disable deleting and adding rowers to a boat

Add stats page to calendar section

Messaging Centre - Currently Hidden - (in preparation for Message Alerts App) people can message anyone in a specified group - users can join a messaging group

V1.051 21/09/2018

Lock boat - removed - member can add feature modified to member can only add or remove themselves

V1.061 06/03/2019

Added scrolling per week page

Added Today button

Duplicate boats (every week)

Improved session variable monitoring to include club_id

Improved timing settings checks

V1.070 03/04/2019

Duplicate availability feature added

Multiple availability on refresh scenario removed

Impoved partitioning of lib files for future development

V1.080 21/05/2019

This is considered the first fully commercial release - the system can now be fully administered by club Super Admin (with later additions, after feedback V1.081)

Manage resources (boats) list

Unsubscribe alerts Link in alerts email

Delete my account function

Super Admin - enable members feature fully implemented

Super Admin club Activities Widget (to automatically display events booked on your website)

V1.081 17/06/2019

Super Admin can manage admins

Super Admin can upload club logo

Super Admin can limit the number of rows per member in a specified time period

Super Admin Your Club’s week’s activity Widget - for your website to engage your members

Calendar Widget

Rower Button has CPGA category

V1.088 02/08/2019

App interface

Simple Messaging Center - to be Expanded in future

V1.090 17/09/2019

Boat reserve list

V1.091 20/01/2020

GIGRota to ROWter

V1.092 07/02/2020

Rewrite code to reduce post size while editing admins (max_input_vars also increased)

V1.093 10/09/2020

Add COVID-19 tracking stats

V1.100 22/10/2020 (Major new relase - New messaging center)

Configurable registration form

Club groups (set up by admin and chosen by members on registration or update details)

Confirm email sign up (there has been a few typos) - now addressed during enable stage

New database structure for messages and alerts

New messaging center

Improve button design to make less platform dependant

Improve event selection (defaults to current event if on selected day)

V1.105 22/10/2020

Advanced session management

Improve hyperlinks

Register Club form (has logo, number of rowers, contact details, established...)

Automated sanity checks

V1.200 14/12/2020 (Major new relase - Configurable boat sizes, Multiple Calendars)

Calendar types - now you can have multiple Calendars of any name for example - Social calendar, Equipment Calendar or Staff Calendars (the default is water)

Configurable resources: Size, Sculling, Bow Rigged, Rigged Stroke Side, Spaces (club house, bar etc) and Objects (oars, radios etc) - A resource is set to appear in a specific Calendar

Widgets upgraded to include Calendar types

Data Structure changes. Tables are now all seperate for each club - to enhance performance

User specific site version - development tool

Trailer Driver and Steerer added to registration

British Rowing age categories added to rower tile

V1.203 01/02/2021

Member Admin form - for setting member groups

Tabed display for Events page

Help Video - Registering and updating user details.

Future Features

Any suggestions, requests, bugs please email us Support or call 01202 315 437 ⁄ 01202 315 437

Message all of the current days events

Admin can Register Members

Website alerts via socket

Animate user and error messages

Page Fade

Rower Button Pure CSS

Outlook calendar interface

Stats - Coxing sessions, Logins, Availability / month - CPGA spreadsheet

ROWter introduction video (use Zoom to video PC activity)

ROWter advanced video (use Zoom to video PC activity)

ROWter Super User video (use Zoom to video PC activity)